The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-08-27
SOUTHERN GL.EANINGS.

with ammunition, ETC., found in the pos.
session of the Tolliver gang and their
friends 1t is believed that this action
prevented another outbreak in the town.
Mrs. 7. F. Hudson, of Lebanon, Tenn,
attempted to commit suicide a few days
since by taking laudanum. Medical relief
was Immediately given, and thers is some
hope of her recovery. Mrs. Hudson had
been in ill-health for some time.
Adolph Zenneck, editor of the New Or
leans Mascot, sensational weekly, was
fatally shot few days ago in his office by
Daniel Bruen, who had been charged in
the Mascot with a laison with a married
woman.
During street brawl in New Orleans a
few evenings since James Doran, local
politician, shot John Neil, clerk of the civil
District Court. Neil will probably die. A
political quarrel led to the ARRAY. The
men were intoxicated.
Sheriff Webster, of Covington County,
Miss, arrested a negro a few days who is
supposed to be Wallace Burke, who is
wanted for criminal assault on lady at
Helena April %. He says his name is Sol
Dodson.
During the recent flood in the neighor.
hood Of Macon, Ga, a number of cattle on
Mansfleld's farm attempted to swim out of
the swamp, and coming to high barbed-
wire fence, it drove them back. They then
swan over the bars and into the yard, and
found the hay-loft so near the level of the
water that they scrambled into it. When
parties subsequently visited the farm they
found that the waters had receded, leav-
ing the cows high and dry on top of the
hay. They had subssted on this during
the days of the overflow, and were APP
parently quite contented with their elevat
ed station.
The trial of Allie and 2. T. Young at
MOrehead, KY, charged with a conspiracy
to kill Howard NJ. Logan, resulted in a
verdict of mot guilty"
Six hundred coal miners in Laurel Coun.
ty, KY, are out on a strike. They demand
an increase of half cent a bushel for
! mining coal. A strike was expected at the
Jellico mines also.
There is brand of cigars called Sever
Faithful" A large dog is Autographed on
the cover, on his neck the above words are
printed. In the negro cemetery at Monte
yuma, Ca, one of the labels is pasted OF
the head board of grave.
The venerable old French priest of st.
Martinsville, La, Father Ange Marie JAN
was found dead in bed a few days ago.
He was born in Brittany, France, in 1902.
Ex-Treasurer Vincent of Alabama has
been found guilty of robbing the State
Treasury. Sentence will not be pronounced
until after trial on the remaining indict-
ments.
Jake Pettijohn, who was sentenced to be
hung thirty years ago at Atlanta, Ca, for
killing Clayton Vaughn, but escaped by
flight, was recently arrested in Indian
Territory and has been taken back for ex-
ecution.
Silas T. Land, an ex-convict, has been
committed to Jail, at Nashville, Tenn, to
await trial for highway robbery and MUIR
der, having been arrested by City Mar
shall Mize, of Bowling Green, at Shaker.
town, KY.
Rev. VIM. Fox, minister of the NJ. E.
Church, South, who, in addition to filling
the pulpits of churches in Williamson and
adjoining counties, in Tennessee, also
keeps a store, has been arrested for selling
whisky without paying the Government
license. Mr.. Fox was arraigned before a
Commissioner at Franklin, who bound him
over for trial at the next term of the
United States Court. The fact of the ar
rest since it has leaked out, has created
considerable talk. Mr.. Fox is said to be q
strong prohibitiionist.
AT Rockingham, S. c., few days ago
the body of a wellknown colored man
Wesley Leak, was found in box-car on
the side track of the Carolina Central rail-
road. He had been stabbed through the
heart, and his body was lying in pool OF
blood. The knife used was a butcher
knife.
A bloody affray took place at Coal Creek
Tenn, few days ago, between David AID
kins and John Mehaffey and his young
brother Ben. Knives were used, and al
the parties were frightfully butchered
Ben Mehaffey died in few hours, and his
brother was not expected to live. Adkins
is under arrest.
While Willie Hawkins, aged three, and
Oliver Atkins, aged five, were playing un
der the porch of house in Memphis, Tenn.
few days ago, the elder child obtained g
22-caliber pistol belonging to a negro liv
ing on the place, and pointing it at hi
playmate, pulled the trigger The bulle
pierced the little fellow just below thu
heart, killing him almost instantly.
A farmer living on the Peachtree road
near Atlanta, Ca, says that the wood!
near his house are alive with snakes. On,
day recently he counted one hundred and
fifty crawlers during an hours stroll
There were wood-snakes and rattlesnakes,
and chicken-snakes and very large mum
Der of common blacksnakes. He think
that the late heavy rains washed then
from their holes.
. Edward johnson, the noted expires
robber, who has been a fugitive from
Tennessee for more than year was al
rested in Cincinnati few days since
johnson and confederate twelve year
ago attacked an express messenger Il
Memphis, and after beating him in mos
brutal manner took a large amount o
money and fed.
!. William NJ. Shaw, a star-route contract
Or of Jonesboro, Tenn, was arrested re
Gently, charged with rihing registered lei
: ters, and was bound to court in the sum o
, $1,000 He jumped his bond and tried
, leave the country, but was pursued b